Marshall says state of the borough looks good
Borough President Helen Marshall delivered her 2012 State of the Borough address at Queens College Tuesday morning, in which she said millions of dollars invested in capital projects and an improvi...

104th Precinct Police Blotter (1/16/12-1/22/12)Monday, Jan. 16 Alfredo Leyva was arrested at the intersection of Eliot and Metropolitan avenues for violation of local law by Officer Taveras. Franklin Guaman was arrested at 1821 Harman Street fo...

CB5 discusses a Retro Fitness in Glendale
An application to build a Retro Fitness franchise at 65-85 Otto Road in Glendale, where a furniture warehouse is currently located, was discussed at the Community Board 5 meeting in the Christ the ...

Industrial voices uniting in Maspeth
A new association is uniting Maspeth industry. The Maspeth Industrial Business Association (MIBA) formed in early 2011 as a project of the Business Outreach Center (BOC) Network, a non-profit that ...

Real cops arrest fake in 104thA man was arrested in the 104th Precinct for impersonating a police officer to steal an unsuspecting victim's jacket. On December 30 at 3:30 a.m., police received a call reporting the incident, whi...

104th Precinct Police BlotterMonday, Dec. 19 Carlos Perez was arrested at DeKalb and Cypress Avenues for driving while intoxicated by Officer Ziman. John Burke was arrested at 82 Street and 60 Avenue for driving while intoxica...

Maspeth house catches fireA house fire at the intersection of Clinton Avenue and 68th Street in Maspeth shook up the quiet neighborhood on Thursday, just after 12:30 p.m. Firefighters from Ladder 138 and Squad 288 were call...

CB5 tables Maspeth construction project
Some Queens Community Board 5 members are a bit concerned about a plan to transform a mixed-use building in Maspeth into a three-story residence for families. An application has been submitted to t...

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Donald Trump will meet with U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan in New York on Friday, according to a Trump transition team official. Representatives for Ryan, a Wisconsin Republican, could not be immediately reached for comment on the meeting. Trump had also been scheduled on Friday to meet with U.S. Senator Joe Manchin from West Virginia, a Democrat. (Reporting by Melissa Fares; Writing by Susan Heavey; Editing by Nick Zieminski)

A union representing Lufthansa's pilots says it will return to the negotiating table after a string of recent strikes in a long-running pay dispute. The Cockpit union said Friday that it will discuss with ...